# Good gifts for parents of babies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684 "2013-03-01T00:29:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/1 "2013-03-01T00:29:42Z")
Our new neighbors have invited my husband and I over for a snarkfest viewing of Duck Dynasty this weekend. Last weekend we loaned them a cat carrier for a tragic feline event, and they gave us their old couch they had just replaced. The couch is a real winner, and I’d like to show up with an appreciative gift basket as thanks for both the couch and the hospitality. They have a 22 month old and a 5 month old, and I’d love some suggestions for appropriate items in the basket to accompany the stuffed animals, chocolates and Starbucks card I was planning to include. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/2 "2013-03-01T02:11:47Z")
cake. everyone likes cake. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/3 "2013-03-01T02:55:07Z")
A lasagna, so they don’t have to cook for a night ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/4 "2013-03-01T03:00:33Z")
Massages and booze. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/5 "2013-03-01T03:45:35Z")
Massages and booze and babysitting. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/6 "2013-03-01T06:47:33Z")
Books for the kiddies. For the wee ones, I like the plastic bath books that come with a floating toy that matches the story. [Example](http://www.amazon.com/Jungle-Fun-Squirting-Little-Squirts/dp/0316065269/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362120212&sr=1-2&keywords=bath+books+toy) ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/7 "2013-03-01T18:28:14Z")
Yeah, books. [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613783)’s a thread with a bunch of suggestions. The best ones are the ones that I suggested, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/8 "2013-03-01T18:31:53Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > Massages and booze. 5 months is a bit young for booze. Unless you meant, like, wine spritzers or something… ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/9 "2013-03-01T19:12:44Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Massages and booze and babysitting. That might lead to Kid #3. StG ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/10 "2013-03-01T19:15:59Z")
Seriously, take a dish. I frequently make lasagna for parents with a new baby. Or I bake them a loaf of bread. Or both. Someone once got us a gift certificate to a service that delivered food from a variety of area restaurants, but I don’t know if that is still a thing. A pot of soup or chili is something else good; a hungry parent can just warm up a bowl with or without the rest of the fam. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/11 "2013-03-01T22:03:55Z")
I would say babysitting gift certificates, but I haven’t actually heard of such a thing. Otherwise, I bet a decent bottle of wine might be appreciated. With babies, you sometimes just need a little extra help relaxing! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-gifts-for-parents-of-babies/651684/12 "2013-03-01T22:48:13Z")
I got a friend with a baby a teething ring necklace similar to [the one on this blog site](http://www.mommykatandkids.com/2012/05/teethease-pendant-necklace.html), and it seemed to make a good gift for mom: pretty + practical. Other than that: maybe an Amazon card, so they can order whatever the hell they want/need and it shows up at their door?